How does Random Forest interact with ensemble diversity saturation?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Beyond a point, adding trees no longer increases diversity significantly.

Deep explanation

Initially, adding trees increases diversity due to bootstrap variation. However, as the ensemble grows, the distribution of tree types stabilizes, and marginal diversity gain diminishes. This leads to saturation where additional trees only reduce variance marginally.

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